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Deb Haaland

Democratic Party

Former U.S. Secretary of the Interior

NM

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What is Deb Haaland running for?

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Governor of New Mexico

Deb Haaland, former U.S. Secretary of the Interior and Congresswoman, is a Democratic candidate for New Mexico Governor in 2026. The first Native American Cabinet secretary and a Laguna Pueblo member, she aims to succeed term-limited Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham. Her platform prioritizes lowering costs, improving education, strengthening public safety, and expanding healthcare. Haaland highlights her federal service experience, managing a large agency, and commitment to addressing New Mexicans' struggles with the cost of living, stating, "It’s expensive to be poor." She also champions bison conservation and Native participation in land management.

Where does Deb Haaland stand on the issues?

Deb Haaland has a recorded position on eight issues. Each is Civoren's summary of the campaign's own public material, with the source linked.

  • Child Welfare & Foster Care

    Supports

    Supports overhauling New Mexico's Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD), including appointing an experienced cabinet secretary, transitioning to an independent commission, reducing staff burnout and turnover, empowering and funding the Office of the Child Advocate, and improving juvenile courts.

    “On day one, I will overhaul CYFD. We will start from scratch with a secretary who has the right experience to serve our kids and move toward a system that provides consistent, high-quality care.”

    debhaaland.comAs of August 2026

  • Cost of Living & Affordability

    Supports

    Supports an affordability agenda to give New Mexicans a raise by increasing the minimum wage and child tax credit, ban AI rent-fixing algorithms, crack down on price gouging, build more housing, and invest in renewable energy to create jobs and lower energy costs.

    “I understand what it's like to not be able to make ends meet despite working multiple jobs - it shouldn't be this way. We need to make groceries, housing, and health care more affordable.”

    debhaaland.comAs of August 2026

  • Environment & Sustainability

    Supports

    Supports lasting protection of Chaco Canyon and opposes the Trump administration and BLM's attempt to revoke the 10-mile mineral withdrawal; supports keeping the 10-mile buffer in place to protect the Chaco landscape from new oil and gas leasing and mining.

    “Chaco deserves lasting protection - for Tribal Nations, for New Mexico, and for future generations.”

    debhaaland.comAs of August 2026

  • Healthcare Access & Affordability

    Supports

    Supports protecting access to healthcare, addressing New Mexico's doctor shortage via interstate medical compacts, rural residencies and loan repayment, expanding mobile health clinics, banning medical debt from credit reports, expanding the Health Care Affordability Fund, and using budget surpluses to fill Medicaid gaps.

    “As governor, Deb will fight to protect access to healthcare, address the shortage of healthcare providers, and ensure the state is always fighting for the health of our communities.”

    debhaaland.comAs of August 2026

  • Housing & Development

    Supports

    Supports aggressively building more housing by reducing unnecessary barriers and expediting permitting, banning landlords' use of AI algorithms that artificially inflate rents (rent fixing), and expanding down-payment assistance for first-time homebuyers and workers in critical sectors.

    “Ban landlords from using AI-algorithms that artificially inflate rents, also called rent fixing.”

    debhaaland.comAs of August 2026

  • K-12 Education

    Supports

    Supports an education agenda ('Strong Readers, Supported Educators, Successful Families') to detect literacy problems earlier, bolster universal childcare, boost reading and bilingual instruction, expand career pathways beginning in middle school, adopt community school models with wrap-around services, modernize school facilities, and expand the Opportunity Scholarship for free tuition including graduate education.

    “From early learning to graduation to workforce development, every step in a child's journey should open doors.”

    debhaaland.comAs of August 2026

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Past Elections

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Governor New Mexico

Primary election

Statewide, New MexicoEnded 6/2/2026

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